Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-18

j. w. Fem, at one time salesman
with w. S. ~ s., has purchased a boot
shoe store in st. Louis.
Don't forget that Miller & Co. car
RES full line of Paints, Wall Paper
and Wall Finish at their Central Drug
Store.
There are now 81 counties i'm the state
the legislature having created two new
ones. Luce and Gogebec in the upper
penninsular.
The Normal has had several visitors
this week, among whom were Prof.
Coyel, of the Lansing school and Mrs.
Babitt, of Ypsilanti.
}. l.. Miller started Thursday for a
business trip to Detroit and will
visit friends at Charlotte, being alb
sent q week or more.
Always consult the RECORDS pages
when you want to buy. IL will guide
you to dealers of public spirit, men of
liberal business views, whose presence
helps town.
The Ashley AtVlS, a very respectable
seven-cOlumn folio with VIM. Briggs as
publisher, reaches this office. Ashley
is only three years old and is already
putting on Metropolitan airs. Success
to the AlgS
DR.. llale'S family, wife and two
sons, is now nicely settled in rooms at
the SanitaIium, and our citizens will
tnd them a valuable accession TO the
society here as this is a cultured and re-
fined family.
We regret to hear that Professor J.
W. Ewing will probably accept a posi-
ton in the new Presbyterian college at
Alma, Mich. Professor Ewing has been
so long identified with the Ionia schools.
that his departure will be very severe
losS.-lonia Standard.
Just as we go to press the news comes
that the little village Of North Star. }
miles south of Ithaca, was visited bv n
heavy fire Thursday night and the store
of +. l.. Kimes, Gilleo's drug store and
a blacksmith shop were totally destroy
ed with all their contents. The black
smith shop was the only one insured.
Clinton county last year raised as
much wheat rs all the New England
states, and One-tenth as much as the
great Empire state. And yet many
rural New Workers still look upon Mich
lgan as a bowling wilderness and ask
their Michigan friends occasionally if
the Indians trouble us very much.-
Clinton Republican,
Miss Fleming takes the pains TO speal,
OF the QuaTreling among the citizens of
Mt. Pleasant, but Judging from the con-
tents OF the Alma and II. Louis papers
one would not suppose the residents Of
those towns TO be dwelling in brothcrly
love and unity. Arise, sister. and eX-
plain. Do you all agrcc?-Mt. Pleasant
Tribune.
Certainly the citizens of Alma agree.
We must say for Alma that is one of
the best behaved little cities we have
ever known and the things that almost
weekly happen in Mt Pleasant are
almost unknown. Her citizens are
quiet, industrious and law-abiding.
When you speak of Alma AMI st. Louis
that is another matter.
The law paying bounties for killing
English spawows, has passed. The
terms of the bill allow a bounty of one
cent head for each sparrow killed
The heads of these birds are to be pre-
sented in lots of not less than twenty
five to the city, village or township CLERK
who is to issue to the enterprising hunt
pr certificate for the amount of money
iue him. The certificates are to be
paid by the county treasurer
Those familiar with the feeling exist
ng, for some time past, between Forest
Iiili and Parkinson will sympathizc
with the former in her hour of defeat.
IN Thursday last news was received
rom Washington that the name of the
)ostotlice at Forest Hill had been chang
ID to Parkinson and J. T.. Parkinson |
postmaster. We can easily |
imagine the chaCrin of the Forest Hill
'eople AMI the Unsurpassed laughter
hat shakes Mr.. Parkinson's rotund /
igure.
The time to buy spring goods is near
y here and buyers are naturally begin
ling to look around to see where they
an get the most and the best goods for
heir money. f. l.. Stark has the most
stock of Boots. Shoes. Cloth
ng and Gents Furnishing Goods in
Alma and at prices that defy compcti-
ION. \ large and complete stock of
ac clothing has just been added, and
will pay you TO call and look it over
you contemplate buying this spring.
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